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Riviera Beach council questions fire department reorganizing amid ongoing investigation into deputy chief role
Summary
Council members questioned a proposed reorganization of the Riviera Beach Fire Rescue leadership after staff said an ongoing investigation has delayed filling the deputy chief post and that a move to two peer assistant chiefs would require restarting recruitment and selection processes.
Council members raised concerns about proposed changes to the Riviera Beach Fire Rescue leadership structure and how an ongoing personnel investigation affects promotion and recruitment.
City Manager Jonathan Evans explained the question before the council: whether to adopt a lineal command (chief → deputy chief → assistant chief) or a structure with two assistant chiefs at equal parity. Evans said the council must decide the structural preference and cautioned against discussing personnel specifics in public while an investigation is ongoing.
Fire Chief John Curt told the…
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